Camera lens

ABSTRACT

A camera lens is disclosed. The camera lens includes four piece ultra-thin and wide angle lenses with excellent optical properties and with chromatic aberration sufficiently corrected as follows: a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with negative refractive power; a third lens with positive refractive power; a fourth lens with negative refractive power; which are arranged sequentially from object side. The camera lens is characterized in that it meets specified conditions.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a camera lens, and more particularly to a camera lens very suitable for mobile phone camera module and WEB camera lens etc. equipped with high-pixel camera elements such as CCD, CMOS etc.

DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART

In recent years, various camera devices equipped with camera elements such as CCD, CMOS are extensively popular. Along with development on camera lens toward miniaturization and high performance, ultra-thin and high-luminous flux (Fno) wide angle camera lenses with excellent optical properties are needed.

The technology related to the camera lens composed of four piece ultra-thin and high-luminous flux (Fno) wide angle lenses with excellent optical properties is developed gradually. The camera lens mentioned in the proposal is composed of four piece lenses which are arranged sequentially from object side as follows: a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with negative refractive power; a third lens with positive refractive power; a fourth lens with negative refractive power.

The camera lens disclosed in embodiments 1˜2 of the patent document 1 is composed of four lenses mentioned above, but refractive power distribution of the first lens and the fourth lens is insufficient and shape of the first lens and the second lens is improper; so TTL/LH≧1.68 it is not sufficiently ultra-thin.

The camera lens disclosed in embodiments 1˜4 of the prior reference document 2 is composed of above mentioned four piece lenses, but the shape of the second lens is improper; therefore Fno=2.4 brightness is not sufficient.

PRIOR REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

[Prior Reference Document 1] Japan Patent No. JP5815907;

[Prior Reference Document 2] Japan Patent No. JP5667323.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a novel camera lens to solve the above-mentioned technical problem.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present disclosure. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

FIG. 1 is an illustrative structure of a camera lens LA of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is an illustrative structure of a camera lens LA in accordance with a first embodiment (Embodiment 1) of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a Longitudinal Aberration diagram of the camera lens LA in the Embodiment 1.

FIG. 4 is a Lateral Color Aberration diagram of the camera lens LA in the Embodiment 1.

FIG. 5 is a Field Curvature Distortion of the camera lens LA in the Embodiment 1.

FIG. 6 is an illustrative structure of a camera lens LA in accordance with a second embodiment (Embodiment 2) of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a Longitudinal Aberration diagram of the camera lens LA in the Embodiment 2.

FIG. 8 is the Lateral Color Aberration diagram of the camera lens LA in the Embodiment 2.

FIG. 9 is a Field Curvature Distortion of the camera lens LA in the Embodiment 2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

The present invention will hereinafter be described in detail with reference to exemplary embodiments. To make the technical problems to be solved, technical solutions and beneficial effects of present disclosure more apparent, the present disclosure is described in further detail together with the figures and the embodiments. It should be understood the specific embodiments described hereby is only to explain this disclosure, not intended to limit this disclosure.

A camera lens LA in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure includes, in an order from an object side to an image side, a first lens L1, a second lens L2, a third lens L3, a fourth lens L4. A glass plate GF is arranged between the fourth lens L4 and imaging surface. And a glass cover or an optical filter having the function of filtering IR can serve as the glass plate GF. Moreover, it shall be OK if no glass plate GF is arranged between the fourth lens L4 and the imaging surface.

The first lens L1 has positive refractive power; the second lens L2 has negative refractive power; the third lens L3 has positive refractive power; the fourth lens L4 has negative refractive power. Moreover, the surfaces of the four lenses should be designed as the spherical shape preferably in order to correct the aberration well.

The camera lens LA satisfies the following conditions (1)˜(5): 1.08≦f1/f≦1.25  (1); −4.30≦f2/f≦−2.15  (2); −0.88≦f4/f≦−0.56  (3); −2.00≦(R1+R2)/(R1−R2)≦−1.25  (4); −4.00≦(R3+R4)/(R3−R4)≦−0.20  (5); where, f: overall focal distance of the camera lens; f1: focal distance of the first lens L1; f2: focal distance of the second lens L2; f4: focal distance of the fourth lens L4; R1: curvature radius of the first lens L1's object side surface; R2: curvature radius of the first lens L1's image side surface; R3: curvature radius of the second lens L2's object side surface; R4: curvature radius of the second lens L2's image side surface.

Positive refractive power of the first lens L1 is specified in the condition (1). It is difficult for development of wide angle trend and aberration correction when the numerical range exceeds the lower limit specified in the condition (1) because the positive refractive power of the first lens becomes too strong; on the contrary, when the numerical range exceeds the upper limit specified, the development of ultra-thin trend cannot be implemented easily because positive refractive power of the first lens becomes too weak.

Therefore, numerical range of condition (1) should be set within the numerical range of the following condition (1-A) preferably, 1.11≦f1/f≦1.20  (1-A)

Negative refractive power of the second lens is specified in the condition (2). It is difficult for correction of aberration on axle and outside of axle when the numerical range exceeds the lower limit specified in the condition (2) because the negative refractive power of the second lens becomes too weak; on the contrary, when the numerical range exceeds the upper limit specified, negative refractive power of the second lens becomes too strong which causes the result that the aberration cannot be corrected easily, also imaging surface can change greatly because of high order aberration or axial core shift of the second lens.

Therefore, numerical range of condition (2) should be set within the numerical range of the following condition (2-A) preferably, −4.10≦f2/f≦−2.30  (2-A)

Negative refractive power of the fourth lens L4 is specified in the condition (3). When numerical range exceeds the lower limit specified, it is difficult for correction of aberration outside of axle, while numerical range exceeds the upper limit specified, the result that the aberration cannot be corrected easily, also imaging surface can change greatly because of high order aberration or axial core shift of the second lens.

Therefore, numerical range of condition (3) should be set within the numerical range of the following condition (3-A) preferably, −0.79≦f4/f≦−0.59  (3-A)

The shape of the first lens L1 is specified in the condition (4). The development of ultra-thin and wide angle Fno≦2.0 trend cannot be implemented easily outside the range of the condition (4).

Therefore, numerical range of condition (4) should be set within the numerical range of the following condition (4-A) preferably, −1.50≦(R1+R2)/(R1−R2)≦−1.29  (4-A)

Shape of the second lens L2 is specified in the condition (5). The development of ultra-thin and wide angle Fno≦2.0 trend cannot be implemented easily outside the range of the condition (5).

Therefore, numerical range of condition (5) should be set within the numerical range of the following condition (5-A) preferably, −2.40≦(R3+R4)/(R3−R4)≦−0.60  (5-A)

The third lens L3 has positive refractive power and meets following condition (6). 0.50≦f3/f≦0.75  (6); where, f: overall focal distance of the camera lens; f3: focal distance of the third lens L3.

The positive refractive power of the third lens L3 is specified in the condition (6). When the numerical range exceeds the lower limit specified, the positive refractive power of the third lens becomes too strong; the image surface can change greatly because of high order aberration or axial core shift of the third lens. On the contrary, when the numerical range exceeds the upper limit specified, the development of ultra-thin trend cannot be implemented easily because positive refractive power of the third lens becomes too weak.

Therefore, numerical range of condition (6) should be set within the numerical range of the following condition (6-A) preferably, 0.52≦f3/f≦0.66  (6-A)

Because four lenses of camera Lens all have the stated formation and meet all the conditions, so it is possible to produce a camera lens which is composed of four lenses with excellent optional properties, TTL(optical length)/IH(image height)≦1.47, ultrathin, wide angle 2ω≧80°, Fno≦2.0

The camera lens LA of the invention shall be explained below by using the embodiments. Moreover, the symbols used in all embodiments are shown as follows. And mm shall be taken as the units of the distance, the radius and the center thickness.

-   -   f: overall focal distance of the camera lens LA     -   f1: focal distance of the first lens L1     -   f2: focal distance of the second lens L2     -   f3: focal distance of the third lens L3     -   f4: focal distance of the fourth lens L4     -   Fno: F value     -   2ω: total angle of view     -   S1: aperture     -   R: curvature radius of optical surface, central curvature radius         when the lens is involved     -   R1: curvature radius of the first lens L1's object side surface     -   R2: curvature radius of the first lens L1's image side surface     -   R3: curvature radius of the second lens L2's object side surface     -   R4: curvature radius of the second lens L2's image side surface     -   R5: curvature radius of the third lens L3's object side surface     -   R6: curvature radius of the third lens L3's image side surface     -   R7: curvature radius of the fourth lens L4's object side surface     -   R8: curvature radius of the fourth lens L4's image side surface     -   R9: curvature radius of the glass plate GF's object side surface     -   R10: curvature radius of the glass plate GF's image side surface     -   d: center thickness of lenses or the distance between lenses     -   d0: axial distance from the open aperture S1 to the object side         surface of the first lens L1     -   d1: center thickness of the first lens L1     -   d2: axial distance from the image side surface of the first lens         L1 to the object side surface of the second lens L2     -   d3: center thickness of the second lens L2     -   d4: axial distance from the image side surface of the second         lens L2 to the object side surface of the third lens L3     -   d5: center thickness of the third lens L3     -   d6: axial distance from the image side surface of the third lens         L3 to the object side surface of the fourth lens L4     -   d7: center thickness of the fourth lens L4     -   d8: axial distance from the image side surface of the fourth         lens L4 to the object side surface of the glass plate GF     -   d9: center thickness of the glass plate GF     -   d10: axial distance from the image side surface to the imaging         surface of the glass plate GF     -   nd: refractive power of line d     -   nd1: refractive power of line d of the first lens L1     -   nd2: refractive power of line d of the second lens L2     -   nd3: refractive power of line d of the third lens L3     -   nd4: refractive power of line d of the fourth lens L4     -   nd5: refractive power of line d of the glass plate GF     -   vd: abbe number     -   v1: abbe number of the first lens L1     -   v2: abbe number of the second lens L2     -   v3: abbe number of the third lens L3     -   v4: abbe number of the fourth lens L4     -   v5: abbe number of the glass plate GF     -   TTL: optical length (axial distance from object side surface to         the imaging surface of the first lens L1)     -   LB: axial distance (including thickness of the glass plate GF)         from the image side surface to the imaging surface of the fourth         lens L4;     -   IH: image height         y=(x2/R)/[1+{1−(k+1)(x2/R2)}1/2]+A4x4+A6x6+A8x8+A10x10+A12x12+A14         x14+A16x16  (7)         wherein R indicates the curvature radius on the axle; k         indicates the conic coefficient; and A4, A6, A8, A10, A12, A14         and A16 indicates the coefficients of the aspheric surface.

For convenience sake, the aspheric surface shown in the formula (7) shall be taken as the aspheric surfaces of all lens surfaces. However, the invention shall be not limited to the polynomial form of the aspheric surface shown in the formula (7).

Embodiment 1

The configuration structure diagram of the camera lens LA in the Embodiment 1 is shown in FIG. 2. Moreover, the data including curvature radius R of the object side surfaces and the image side surfaces of L1˜L4, center thicknesses of the lenses, the distances d among the lenses, refractive powers nd and abbe numbers v d of the lens L1-L4 in the Embodiment 1 are shown in the Table 1, wherein the camera lens LA is formed by the lens L1˜L4; and the data including conic coefficients k and aspheric coefficients are shown in the Table 2.

TABLE 1 R d nd ν d S1 ∞ d0 = −0.080 R1 1.37251 d1 =   0.490 n1 1.544 ν 1 56.1 R2 10.52950 d2 =   0.264 R3 −3.02234 d3 =   0.213 n2 1.661 ν 2 20.4 R4 −7.56657 d4 =   0.255 R5 −1.51519 d5 =   0.513 n3 1.544 ν 3 56.1 R6 −0.54078 d6 =   0.097 R7 1.49543 d7 =   0.273 n4 1.535 ν 4 56.1 R8 0.48994 d8 =   0.630 R9 ∞ d9 =   0.210 n5 1.517 ν 5 64.2 R10 ∞ d10 =   0.357

TABLE 2 conic coefficient aspheric coefficient k A4 A6 A8 A10 A12 A14 A16 R1 −3.19E+00  8.98E−02  6.78E−02 −4.81E−01   3.12E−01 1.27E+00 −1.06E+01  1.65E+01 R2  0.00E+00 −1.74E−01 −3.79E−01 2.17E−01 −4.20E−01 4.18E−01  1.03E+00 −2.92E−01 R3  7.44E+00 −4.22E−01 −2.86E−01 7.02E−03  1.36E+00 2.37E+00  2.25E+00 −8.24E+00 R4  0.00E+00 −8.15E−02 −1.79E−01 2.57E−01  4.61E−01 −5.29E−02  −4.21E−01  3.39E−01 R5 −5.12E+00  1.78E−01 −2.30E−02 −8.45E−02  −6.66E−02 8.13E−02  1.05E−01 −1.64E−01 R6 −3.23E+00 −2.13E−01  1.82E−01 7.45E−02  6.69E−03 −2.08E−02  −2.05E−02 −5.42E−05 R7 −5.28E+00 −1.91E−01  3.72E−02 8.16E−03 −3.40E−04 −6.03E−04  −7.51E−05  3.33E−05 R8 −4.41E+00 −1.30E−01  3.71E−02 −6.91E−03  −2.74E−04 1.68E−04  1.92E−05 −1.84E−06

The values in the embodiments 1 and 2 and the values corresponding to the parameters specified in the conditions (1)-(6) are shown in the subsequent Table 5.

The Embodiment 1 meets the conditions (1)-(6), as shown in Table 5.

See FIG. 3 for Longitudinal Aberration of the camera lens LA in the Embodiment 1, see FIG. 4 for Lateral Color Aberration of it, and see FIG. 5 for curvature of field and distortion of it. Further, the curvature of field S in FIG. 5 is the one in the sagittal direction, and T is the one in the direction of meridian, as well as in the Embodiment 2. Moreover, the camera lens LA in the embodiment 1 involves the ultra-thin wide angle camera lens having high luminous flux as shown in FIGS. 3-5, wherein 2ω=86.4°, TTL/IH=1.436, Fno=1.99; therefore, it is no wonder that this lens has these excellent optical properties.

Embodiment 2

The configuration structure diagram of the camera lens LA in the Embodiment 2 is shown in FIG. 6. Moreover, the curvature radius R of the object side surfaces and the image side surfaces, the center thicknesses of the lenses, the distances d among the lenses, the refractive powers nd and abbe numbers vd of the lens L1-L4 in the Embodiment 2 are shown in the Table 3, wherein the camera lens LA is formed by the lens L1-L4; and the conic coefficients k and aspheric coefficients are shown in the Table 4.

TABLE 3 R d nd ν d S1 ∞ d0 = −0.080 R1 1.35315 d1 =   0.490 n1 1.544 ν 1 56.1 R2 10.38802 d2 =   0.265 R3 −2.98098 d3 =   0.215 n2 1.661 ν 2 20.4 R4 −7.94093 d4 =   0.255 R5 −1.51544 d5 =   0.516 n3 1.544 ν 3 56.1 R6 −0.54135 d6 =   0.098 R7 1.50156 d7 =   0.271 n4 1.535 ν 4 56.1 R8 0.48895 d8 =   0.630 R9 ∞ d9 =   0.210 n5 1.517 ν 5 64.2 R10 ∞ d10 =   0.360

TABLE 4 conic coefficient aspheric coefficient k A4 A6 A8 A10 A12 A14 A16 R1 −3.16E+00  9.10E−02  6.99E−02 −4.81E−01   3.02E−01 1.24E+00 −1.07E+01  1.63E+01 R2  0.00E+00 −1.80E−01 −3.91E−01 2.06E−01 −4.28E−01 4.17E−01  1.04E+00 −2.54E−01 R3  7.60E+00 −4.25E−01 −2.88E−01 7.10E−03  1.36E+00 2.37E+00  2.25E+00 −8.23E+00 R4  0.00E+00 −8.01E−02 −1.77E−01 2.61E−01  4.66E−01 −5.16E−02  −4.29E−01  3.15E−01 R5 −4.89E+00  1.78E−01 −2.32E−02 −8.45E−02  −6.66E−02 8.14E−02  1.05E−01 −1.63E−01 R6 −3.21E+00 −2.13E−01  1.82E−01 7.46E−02  6.81E−03 −2.06E−02  −2.03E−02  3.25E−04 R7 −5.26E+00 −1.91E−01  3.72E−02 8.16E−03 −3.40E−04 −6.03E−04  −7.51E−05  3.33E−05 R8 −4.39E+00 −1.30E−01  3.71E−02 −6.92E−03  −2.75E−04 1.68E−04  1.91E−05 −1.85E−06

The Embodiment 2 meets the conditions (1)-(6), as shown in Table 5.

See FIG. 7 for Longitudinal Aberration of the camera lens LA in the Embodiment 2, see FIG. 8 for Lateral Color Aberration of it, and see FIG. 9 for curvature of field and distortion of it. Moreover, the total angle of view is involved in the camera lens LA in the Embodiment 2 as shown in FIGS. 7-9, and the lens refers to the ultra-thin wide angle camera lens having high luminous flux, wherein 2ω=85.8°, TTL/IH=1.439, Fno=1.99; therefore, it is no wonder that this lens has these excellent optical properties.

The values in all embodiments and the values corresponding to the parameters specified in the conditions (1)-(6) are shown in the Table 5. Moreover, the units including 2ω(°), f(mm), f1(mm), f2(mm), f3(mm), f4(mm), TTL(mm), LB(mm) and IH(mm) are shown in the Table 5, respectively.

TABLE 5 Embodiment 1 Embodiment 1 Condition f1/f 1.181 1.151 1 f2/f −3.217 −3.012 2 f4/f −0.624 −0.613 3 (R1 + R2)/(R1 − R2) −1.300 −1.300 4 (R3 + R4)/(R3 − R4) −2.330 −2.202 5 f3/f 0.541 0.535 6 Fno 1.99 1.99 2ω 86.4 85.8 f 2.410 2.438 f1 2.847 2.806 f2 −7.754 −7.343 f3 1.304 1.304 f4 −1.504 −1.494 TTL 3.302 3.310 LB 1.197 1.200 IH 2.300 2.300 TTL/IH 1.436 1.439

It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present exemplary embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structures and functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms where the appended claims are expressed. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A camera lens comprising, in an order from an object side to an image side: a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with negative refractive power; a third lens with positive refractive power; a fourth lens with negative refractive power which are arranged sequentially from object side; wherein the camera lens satisfies the following conditions (1)˜(5): 1.08≦f1/f≦1.25  (1); −4.30≦f2/f≦−2.15  (2); −0.88≦f4/f≦−0.56  (3); −2.00≦(R1+R2)/(R1-R2)≦−1.25  (4); −4.00≦(R3+R4)/(R3−R4)≦−0.20  (5); where, f: overall focal distance of the camera lens; f1: focal distance of the first lens; f2: focal distance of the second lens; f4: focal distance of the fourth lens; R1: curvature radius of the first lens' object side surface; R2: curvature radius of the first lens' image side surface; R3: curvature radius of the second lens' object side surface; R4: curvature radius of the second lens' image side surface.
 2. The camera lens as described in claim 1 further satisfying the following condition (6): 0.50≦f3/f≦0.75  (6); where, f: overall focal distance of the camera lens; f3: focal distance of the third lens. 